Post-harvested Musa acuminata banana species from a local banana plantation in the Philippines are the subject of this article. All banana tier samples used were pre-classified into four classes by a local expert. These four classifications are extra class, class I, class II, and reject. There are...

Given the accelerated global shifts and disruptions to agrifood value chains, an approach is required that reveals multiple drivers, recognizable patterns, and behaviors that can be understood and navigated towards value chain resilience. This research shares roots with and builds further on...

Mango, banana, papaya, pineapple, and avocado are categorized as major tropical fruits grown for local consumption, export, and sources of income to the growers. These fruit crops are susceptible to infection by Fusarium in the field, and after harvest, it causes root rot, vascular wilt, stem rot,...

Diversification has been argued to be the future of small farms and more so in developing countries given its benefits to mitigating against risk, increase economic and social benefits. This study was built on an earlier study by Mpiira et al. (2021). 247 respondents were interviewed using...

All over the world, bananas are one of the most common fruits. It accounts for nearly 16% of global fruit production. However, every year, a large amount of banana yield losses occur due to different diseases of the banana leaf. It is essential to identify these diseases at an early stage in order...

Site-specific weed detection and management is a crucial approach for crop production management and herbicide contamination mitigation in precision agriculture. With the advent of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and advances in deep learning techniques, it has become possible to identify and...

The protection of natural resources, especially water resources, is attracting international attention by researchers in order to achieve sustainable development. Inadequate treatment of waste from the food industry leads to pollution of ground and surface water through leachate or direct discharge ...

The objective of this study is to identify and collect information on local agriculture products and identify local potential agriculture and livestock that can attract foreign investments. Used Stratified Random Sampling and data was collected from both primary and secondary data both quantitative ...

Symptoms of Fusarium wilt were observed in banana trees at the headquarters of Embrapa Roraima, Roraima, Brazil, in 2016. Two isolates of the fungus were collected from affected banana trees and identified as Fusarium kalimantanense using micromorphological and phylogenetic analysis. Pathogenicity...

In October 2020, a new leaf spot disease was observed on banana plants (Musa acuminata) at an orchard of Zhenkang county, Lincang city, Yunnan province, China. The disease incidence was about 1%. The leaf spots occurred sporadically, and the percentage of the leaf area covered by lesions was less...